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Chargement... The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963par Ed Ward
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. As literature, this reads more like a list than a history, but I enjoyed it anyway. For some reason following the sequence of events was exciting, yes, exciting. But that's me. Anyway, the one thing that threw me, at the end of the book the story becomes much more detailed- yes the Beatles enter the story. Apparently that was THE event that completes the early history of Rock & Roll. Me, I am more into events preceding that big deal event. The book was great despite my misgiving. ( ) Any attempt to create a comprehensive chronology around the emergence of a new art form is fraught with potential traps, and unfortunately Ward falls into a few of them. There really is no clear path that led to the development of rock, its one of multiple influences, coincidence, happy accident, geography, social change, and (unfortunately) racism. I consider this “a” history of rock rather than “the” definitive take that the title suggests. Ward clearly knows the deep details around who recorded what and where, but his insistence on cramming all these facts into the story gets in the way of the narrative. This is a book that will remain on the shelf as a useful reference, but not one I’d recommend to the casual reader. Excellent. Ward takes the jumbled story of the birth of rock and roll, from its roots in blues, rockabilly and country until the arrival of The Beatles on an unsuspecting America, and makes sense of it. If he's missed anyone, or anything, out I can't find it. Its always the sign of a good music history when it finds two pages for Arthur Alexander. Often very funny - particularly in his diatribes against The Chipmunks and their voicer, Ross Bagdasarian - and only occasionally repetitive, this is both comprehensive and exhaustive. And who knew that Walden Robert Cassotto would one day become Bobby Darin? In the late 50s, anything could happen aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative--from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues, to the rise of the first independent record labels post-World War II, and concluding in December 1963, just as an immense change in the airwaves took hold and the Beatles prepared for their first American tour. The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1 shines a light on the far corners of the genre to reveal the stories behind the hugely influential artists who changed the musical landscape forever. In this first volume of a two-part series, Ward shares his endless depth of knowledge and through engrossing storytelling hops seamlessly from Memphis to Chicago, Detroit, England, New York, and everywhere in between. He covers the trajectories of the big name acts like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Ray Charles, while also filling in gaps of knowledge and celebrating forgotten heroes such as the Burnette brothers, the "5" Royales, and Marion Keisker, Sam Phillips's assistant, who played an integral part in launching Elvis's career. For all music lovers and rock & roll fans, Ward spins story after story of some of the most unforgettable and groundbreaking moments in rock history, introducing us along the way to the musicians, DJs, record executives, and producers who were at the forefront of the genre and had a hand in creating the music we all know and love today. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)781.6609The arts Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Rock {equally instrumental and vocal} History, geographic treatment, biographyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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